Patient Testimonials

Our primary goal is to provide the best patient care possible, and while we receive recognition and awards, nothing compares to the honor of hearing from our grateful patients. These stories provide future patients with indispensable insight into our values, compassion and approach to patients and their medical care.

A Deaconess at Brown Memorial Baptist Church in Brooklyn, Grace spends her days working in her community and helping others. When Grace's heart began to give her trouble in 2012, she came to the Maimonides Heart and Vascular center for help. Having undergone previous bypass surgeries, a TAVR was her only hope for resuming a normal life. Two years later, Grace's heart is doing well and her quality is greatly improved. In this video, join Grace in the joy of her community worship and hear her personal care story.

Vincent and his wife Mary consider their golden years a "second honeymoon". After years of hard work and raising their two children, they are enjoying a retirement full of travel and experience. When Vincent developed weakness and shortness of breath two years ago, he came to Maimonides Heart and Vascular Center for help. Hoping to reclaim his active lifestyle, but with numerous complicating factors, an LVAD procedure was Vincent's only hope. Two years later, the happy couple are seeing the world together.

A dedicated father and World War II veteran, Anthony keeps busy painting and maintaing hundreds of sacred statues for the Mount Carmel Society in Staten Island. In 2013, Anthony began having trouble maintaing his active lifestyle - he had trouble walking to his favorite places and his painting projects became more difficult. Anthony came to Maimonides Heart and Vascular Center for help. Having complications due to previous heart treatments, a TAVR procedure was Anthony's only hope for reclaiming his lifestyle. Two years later, Anthony has resumed his activities and calls these years "a new life."

Yanira values her independence, and loves spending afternoons running, shopping, and going to the beach. Two years ago, Yanira developed significant heart problems - she was afraid to go outside in constant fear of fainting. Yanira came to Maimonides Heart and Vascular Center for help. She received an AFib procedure two years ago and has reclaimed her life.

Yanira developed such significant chest pains that she was afraid she would faint if she stepped outside her home. Yanira consulted the Maimonides Heart & Vascular Center and learned her Atrial Fibrillati...

Anthony came to the Maimonides Heart and Vascular Center with complications due to previous heart treatments. Anthony's only hope for reclaiming his former lifestyle was a Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR) proc...

Lydia Falco, a breast cancer survivor, expresses her joy at living life each day to its fullest. She also talks about what made her treatment and the people she came in contact with at Maimonides such a key part of her fight.

Steve Ciani, a born-and-bred Brooklyn bus driver of 33 years, didn’t know that November 13th, 2006 would be the last time he’d ever set foot on his bus. “But,” he says, “it was either luck or divine ...

Robert was accustomed to living an active life, but he couldn't walk more than a few blocks without having to stop four or five times to rest. He met with surgeons in Manhattan, but ultimately chose Dr. Ribakove at Maimoni...

Josefina, whose faith precludes the use of another's blood during medical procedures, was willing to go home without a new valve rather than compromise her faith. But first her family wanted to consult with Dr. Greg Ribako...

When Helen turned 75 last year, her primary care physician recommended an echocardiogram as part of her annual examination. To her astonishment, the echo revealed a myxoma, a rare life-threatening tumor, that was growing o...

While on a business trip more than 2,000 miles away from home, Isaac Sutton felt a strange pain in the center of his chest. He didn't panic, but when he returned home he went to visit his cardiologist. Dr. Joshua...

This 20-year-old college student needed an aortic valve replacement. So during his summer break, Dr. Greg Ribakove performed the minimally invasive procedure. He was back in school in only three months.